Designers across Spain are staying inspired and proactive
MUT Design, another Valencia based studio, are keen to learn from the current situation; they see the new challenges not as problems but opportunities to adapt and rethink the way they work. Founders Alberto Sánchez and Eduardo Villalón are focusing on their roles as art directors for Spanish brands GAN and Harmony, which are facing obstacles with their upcoming catalogues.
The lockdown has also allowed them to enjoy their home, restructure their website, and experiment with new collaborations. Working apart, their team of five communicates through video calls every day – they say ‘it’s manageable, but it’s just not the same as working all together around the same table, which is something we find really important in the studio.’
Alberto Sanchez and Eduardo VillaIon, founders of MUT Design studio at their home in Valencia, with their new"Grill" aluminium chair for Diabla, launched with the Das Haus installation at this year’s IMM Cologne Over in Madrid, designers and architects Imanol Calderón Elósegui and Marta Alonso Yebra, of Mayice Studio, are also taking the long view. The husband-and-wife duo are working on a commission with the Suzhou Museum in China, giving the illuminated blown glass and colourful embroidery prototypes all the attention they need.
While progress has slowed, Mayice Studio have come to appreciate the space to review decisions and extend their creative process. Product launches that had been scheduled for this year’s
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